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Hydrazine propellants, ArianeGroup, Lampoldshausen
Lampoldshausen, Germany49.30°N 9.34°E
computed criticality12/100
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Near-universal manoeuvring propellant; REACH candidate since 2011, threat of EU authorisation
2024Fault line
Hydrazine and its derivatives propel almost all satellite upper stages and station-keeping. Its toxicity makes it a target of European REACH regulation, from which the space industry has been negotiating an exemption for more than a decade. The European chain, concentrated around ArianeGroup's centre at Lampoldshausen, is developing "green" propellants without yet having a qualified substitute at large scale.
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ArianeGroup Orbital Propulsion (Lampoldshausen)
Eurospace (REACH position)
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